Acephalus

/eɪˈsɛfələs/

सिर-विहीन; बिना सिर का; (रूपक) नेतृत्व-विहीन

Origin & History

From Greek akephalos (a- 'without' + kephalē 'head'), via Late Latin acephalus.

यूनानी akephalos (a- ‘बिना’ + kephalē ‘सिर’) से, लेटिन acephalus के माध्यम से।

Definition

Describing something that lacks a head, either in a literal anatomical/symbolic sense (e.g., headless figures in art or mythology) or figuratively as lacking leadership or direction.

ऐसा विशेषण जो किसी वस्तु/आकृति के ‘सिर’ के बिना होने को दर्शाए; शब्दशः (जैसे कला/मिथक में सिर-कटी आकृतियाँ) या रूपक रूप में नेतृत्व/दिशा के अभाव को।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The museum displayed an acephalus statue from the late classical period.
संग्रहालय में उत्तर-शास्त्रीय काल की एक सिर-विहीन (acephalus) प्रतिमा प्रदर्शित थी।

Usage Examples

In heraldry, an acephalus figure is depicted without a head.
The organization became effectively acephalus after its leader resigned.
The novelist used an acephalus character as a symbol of lost identity.

Antonyms

Headed Headedness Headed (with a head) Led Headed by (a leader)

Related Forms

Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Acephalus state (figurative)
नेतृत्व-विहीन स्थिति (रूपक)
Acephalus organization (figurative)
नेतृत्व-विहीन/बिना प्रमुख वाला संगठन (रूपक)